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Viruses contain

A. RNA

B. DNA

C. Both RNA and DNA

D. Either RNA or DNA, never both

Answer: Option D

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Viruses contain Either RNA or DNA, never both.
The essential components of infectious viral particles are nucleic acid (the genome) and protein.
The genetic material (typically single-stranded RNA, but single-stranded DNA in some cases) is bound into the protein helix by interactions between the negatively charged nucleic acid and positive charges on the protein.

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